Pakistan close to becoming member of CERN
ISLAMABAD: Expressing satisfaction over Pakistan’s nuclear research capability, Director General of European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), Dr Sergio Bertolucci has said that Pakistani government would have to ratify the international agreement for becoming an associate member of this forum.
Pakistan has submitted an application in February last year to become associate member of CERN. Now the CERN Technical Team (CTT) has paid four day visit to evaluate the country’s capability in area of science and nuclear research and will table its findings before its council for approving or rejecting the request of Islamabad.
The CERN members include 20 European countries. Recently, Israel has been accorded its membership. There are 3 associate members and 5 observer’s states including India.
“We will probably present our assessment before council of CERN in coming June or September meeting to deliberate upon Pakistan’s request for becoming associate member of this forum. After getting nod of the the Council, Pakistani government will have to ratify agreement with the CERN to become its associate member,” the visiting head of CERN delegation, Dr Sergio Bertolucci said while addressing a joint press briefing along with Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission(PAEC) Dr Ansar Parvez here on Thursday.
The four member delegation of CERN has visited Pakistan from February 10 to 14 and scrutinised nuclear research capability of different installations including Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC-3).
During their stay in Pakistan, the European delegation met with PM Nawaz Sharif and different federal ministers including Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ehsan Iqbal.The Chairman PAEC Dr Ansar Parvez said that all procedural requirements would be accomplished in next six to eight months and hoped that the country would become part of CERN without facing any major problems.
When asked to identify areas where Pakistan required improvements for becoming associate member of CERN, the CERN’s delegation head said that Pakistan would have to improve its networking capability, which will become catalyst for moving at accelerated pace in area of scientific and nuclear research capabilities. There are few areas impeding faster development and one area is improving networking capability, he added.
He said that Pakistan was not granted status of observer at the forum of CERN because in 2010 this portfolio was abolished. Now Pakistan has submitted its application for becoming associate member of this forum and the process for evaluating the country’s capability kick-started with the visit of this delegation, he added.
Pakistan has very cordial relation with the CERN located in Geneva, Switzerland. CERN is a world leading scientific organization which has been conducting research on High Energy Particle Physics since its inception in 1954.
ISLAMABAD: Expressing satisfaction over Pakistan’s nuclear research capability, Director General of European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), Dr Sergio Bertolucci has said that Pakistani government would have to ratify the international agreement for becoming an associate member of this forum.
Pakistan has submitted an application in February last year to become associate member of CERN. Now the CERN Technical Team (CTT) has paid four day visit to evaluate the country’s capability in area of science and nuclear research and will table its findings before its council for approving or rejecting the request of Islamabad.
The CERN members include 20 European countries. Recently, Israel has been accorded its membership. There are 3 associate members and 5 observer’s states including India.
“We will probably present our assessment before council of CERN in coming June or September meeting to deliberate upon Pakistan’s request for becoming associate member of this forum. After getting nod of the the Council, Pakistani government will have to ratify agreement with the CERN to become its associate member,” the visiting head of CERN delegation, Dr Sergio Bertolucci said while addressing a joint press briefing along with Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission(PAEC) Dr Ansar Parvez here on Thursday.
The four member delegation of CERN has visited Pakistan from February 10 to 14 and scrutinised nuclear research capability of different installations including Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC-3).
During their stay in Pakistan, the European delegation met with PM Nawaz Sharif and different federal ministers including Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ehsan Iqbal.The Chairman PAEC Dr Ansar Parvez said that all procedural requirements would be accomplished in next six to eight months and hoped that the country would become part of CERN without facing any major problems.
When asked to identify areas where Pakistan required improvements for becoming associate member of CERN, the CERN’s delegation head said that Pakistan would have to improve its networking capability, which will become catalyst for moving at accelerated pace in area of scientific and nuclear research capabilities. There are few areas impeding faster development and one area is improving networking capability, he added.
He said that Pakistan was not granted status of observer at the forum of CERN because in 2010 this portfolio was abolished. Now Pakistan has submitted its application for becoming associate member of this forum and the process for evaluating the country’s capability kick-started with the visit of this delegation, he added.
Pakistan has very cordial relation with the CERN located in Geneva, Switzerland. CERN is a world leading scientific organization which has been conducting research on High Energy Particle Physics since its inception in 1954.
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